The word lumpen has a German origin and is obtained from the word Lumpenproletariat. Lumpenproletariat is the lowest segment of the proletariat. Lumpen is an adjective. This word is not used commonly in spoken English. It means 'looking heavy and awkward or stupid'. This use of the word is generally found in British language.
Lumpenproletariat is the lowest section of the proletariat. Thus, lumpen refers to anything that relates to this stratum. It indicates those people who are displaced from their socioeconomic class. Ordinarily, they would have been known as people of this class. For example: the lumpen intellectuals. Lumpen could also mean 'vulgar or common or plebeian'. Lumpen is also used as a noun. The lumpenproletariat is also termed lumpen. A member of lumpenproletariat is also called lumpen.
Lumpenproletariat is the lowest section of the proletariat. Thus, lumpen refers to anything that relates to this stratum. It indicates those people who are displaced from their socioeconomic class. Ordinarily, they would have been known as people of this class. For example: the lumpen intellectuals. Lumpen could also mean 'vulgar or common or plebeian'. Lumpen is also used as a noun. The lumpenproletariat is also termed lumpen. A member of lumpenproletariat is also called lumpen.